With homes now doing dual duty as both a residence and a workplace, people are spending double the time in their homes compared with how they used to live before the pandemic.
This lifestyle shift has launched a new-home purchase or existing-home renovation trend that is fueling a boom in the demand for building materials. Whether it’s upsizing to a new residence or adding on to an existing structure, people are actively looking to change their current living spaces to better align with the new needs of life and work in one place.